Strawn’s Eat Shop Strawberry Glazed Pie

byJoan Robinett WilsononJuly 2, 2011

Coco enjoying Strawn's glazed strawberry pie

I made a couple of new pies last weekend, but it was another week where I was running around like a chicken with its head cut off! The good news is that blind tennis camp was a success, Miss G.’s brake lights are now working,and Coco and Mr. D. had a great week at Vacation Bible School. The bad news is that the kitchen is still a mess, the flower beds are overflowing with dandelions and I can not, for the life of me, find the top of my desk. But, I guess that is nothing new…..Goal for week: kitchen island with nothing on it.

Well, anyways, back to the pies…This first one, Strawn’s Eat Shop Strawberry Glazed Pie, is a recipe from Strawn’s Eat Shop in Shreveport, Louisiana that was printed in Southern Living. I love Southern Living. This is a glazed Strawberry Pie and is different from the others I have made in that the glaze is rather custard-y. Mr. D, said this pie was “really, really good”. It was good, but it didn’t set up for me very well – I would have preferred a stiffer congealment factor. I think I should have let it chill longer. Because of the congealment issue, a pretty picture was not to be had. Thus, the picture of Coco eating it instead. The second one, a fabulously classic strawberry rhubarb pie will be posted tomorrow.

Strawns Strawberry Glazed Pie

Ingredients:

1 prebakedpie shell

5-6 cupsfresh strawberries, sliced into big chunks

1 1/3 cupssugar

1 1/4 cups/ 3 T. whole milk (I used half and half)

2 T.butter

1/3 cupcorn starch

4 wholeeggs, whisked together

1-2 dropsred food coloring

2 cups whipping cream

1 t. vanilla

2 t.sugar

Cooking Directions:

Mix sugar, 1 1/4 cups milk, and butter until sugar dissolves.

Mix cornstarch in a separate bowl with 3 T. milk (I had to use a little more milk than this.)

Add cornstarch mixture to the sugar mixture and cook in a double boiler for 8-10 minutes, stirring constantly.

Add eggs, cook 2-4 more minutes stirring constantly.

Remove from heat and keep beating out lumps if necessary (it was not for me).

Add food coloring and cool for 30 minutes on the counter and 2 hours in the refrigerator.

Spread glaze on bottom of piecrust and top with strawberries. (I prefer mine mixed together)

I have eaten a million strawberry pies from Strawns and made this recipe. It is so close to the real thing, but there is something missing. A little sweetness and thickness to the filling. I think Erika’s comment is probably right! I’m trying that next

I know this is an old post… but it just isn’t a Strawn’s strawberry pie with the glaze mixed in! The “glaze” is actually a pastry cream that should be thinly spread across the bottom of the crust, just to prevent the crust from becoming soggy (and this recipe makes enough for quite a few pies). Then Strawn’s pours the berries on top, the covers with 1/3 cup of powdered sugar, then loads of fresh whipped cream. That will give you the true Strawn’s strawberry pie experience! 😉

Snohomish, WA is where you’ll find me, architect mom,”drafting a life”;working from home as an architect, managing my family’s lives, forgetting to clean the house, building some crazy thing or another, sometimes cooking a great meal and always packing my kids horrible lunches.